This NPR Best Book of 2020 is an extraordinary True account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict.
With Abouzeid\'s careful attention and Remarkable reporting, she crafts an incredibly empathetic and nuanced narrative of the Syrian civil war, and the promise of progress these young people still embody..
Through the Stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict.
Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope.
They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not even imagine.
The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys.
Alawite Sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria.
Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory.
Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of Sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought.
Since the revolution-turned-civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced.
This NPR Best Book of 2020 is an extraordinary True account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict
